Who Is Free from Disbelief (Kufr)?
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The Educational Institution Where the Questioner Is Hunted
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Hanafi Silence Behind the Imam Explained
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(26) I awoke early, a habit I have cultivated over the years, for there is no time clearer for the soul or more generous…
Lost Souls in a Tumultuous Era
In this era, humanity is inundated with sounds unheard by its ancestors for centuries: the clamor of metal in motion, the hum of machines…
Bring Me Someone Who Has Himself Fallen from a Roof
The tales of Khwaja Nasiruddin are peculiar. At first glance, they provoke laughter, but if one pauses to reflect, it becomes evident that the…
Journey to Turkey (25)
(25) We set out for Istanbul at dawn, at a time when the night still clung to the edges of the sky like an…
A Luminous Beacon of Divine Love
At this moment I am on a plane, travelling from England to Turkey to attend a conference. I was occupied with some academic work…
Journey to Turkey (1)
I departed from Oxford at a quarter past seven on a cold, still morning, preparing for a new journey to Turkey. I was to…
Is the View of the Majority (Jumhūr) Binding Proof?
Some statements are so baseless that no serious or occupied person would consider them worthy of wasting time upon. One such claim has been…
Is the Consensus of the Majority a Proof?
There are certain notions so devoid of merit that no serious and engaged individual would wish to waste time on them. One such notion…
In the Dust of Hind: Scattered Dreams
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The Reform of Arab Education: Between What Was and What Should Be
An Address to the Students of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama Dear students gathered in a house intended by its founders to be the intellect…
Reforming Arabic Education: Between What Was and What Ought to Be
_A خطاب (Address) to the Students of Dār al-ʿUlūm Nadwat al-ʿUlamāʾ_ 5 May 2026 O dear students gathered in an institution whose founders intended…